Let me show you the best 3 AI presentation makers I’ve ever tested.
I spent hundreds of dollars trying all the most notable AI presentation generators to save you time and money.
So after testing all of them, these are the only ones I’d actually try.
Top Picks
For your convenience, here are the top 3 picks:
👉 1. Plus AI
👉 3. Decktopus
Let’s jump into the individual reviews.
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1. Plus AI
Plus AI creates PowerPoint and Google Slides presentations from scratch.
You can use it to generate slideshows, pitch decks, educational material, and more.
This tool is easy to use. Just tell the AI what type of slideshow you want to create and it will get the job done.
Let me show you my experiences with it.
Key Features
Let’s take a sneak peek at the features of this product.
- Integrated AI. This AI creates native PowerPoint or Google Slides presentations from scratch. Just describe what you want to see, and the AI will get the job done.
- Templates. There are lots of built-in use cases and templates to choose from. This helps you make the presentations look the way you want them to.
- AI editing. You can use this tool to edit existing PowerPoint or Google Slides presentations (as well as AI-generated ones).
My Experience
Let me share my experience with the tool.
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This tool is simple to use. Just install an extension to your Google Slides and sign in.
Then you can start creating. You can create either from complete scratch or by dropping a file.
The cool part about this product is that it works in Google Slides directly. You don’t need to hop between windows.
Once you’ve opened up your Slides, select:
Extensions > Plus AI for Google Slides and Docs > New Presentation with Plus AI
Here’s an image of what I mean:
This opens the Plus AI slideshow creator AI:
Then just specify what kind of presentation you want the AI to create.
My presentation is about programming for beginners:
Then generate the outline by clicking “Generate Outline:”
This takes a while. For me it took about 30 seconds but your mileage may vary.
When the AI completes this step, check that the outline makes sense:
Once you’re happy with the outline, click “Generate Slides.”
This takes a while again. But once it completes, you have a ready-made presentation with text, templates, and images:
That’s insane, isn’t it?
From this point on, you can either use Google Slides to edit the slideshow or you can use the Plus AI editor. The Plus AI editor has a bunch of useful features, such as rewrite and remixer. It can also translate your slideshow.
To edit your slides with Plus AI, click “Extensions > Plus AI for Google Slides and Docs > Edit with Plus AI:”
For example, check this one out:
This slide has a lot of text boxes, but how about we add an image to it to make it less boring?
That’s easy. Just follow these steps:
- Click “Remix.”
- Choose an image layout.
- Click “Remix Current Slide.”
And there’s your AI-generated image.
Just remember to be careful with the AI images. The fact that there’s an image doesn’t automatically make your slides better. The images should not just entertain but also provide value. Especially now that anyone can use AI to create those.
Also, don’t forget you can turn your slideshow to any language you want to.
This again takes just a couple of seconds for the AI to fulfill.
That’s great!
Plus AI does everything you ever need for a slideshow. It just does it 10 times quicker than by hand.
Pros
- Saves time as it only needs a simple input to create an entire slideshow.
- AI edits allow you to edit any presentations, even those not created with Plus AI.
- Lots of templates and ready-made use cases, such as pitch decks and educational content.
Cons
- Occasional slowness in the UI
- Generic outputs (both images and text)
- You need to do fact-checking because the AI can make mistakes
Pricing
- Basic: $10/mo
- Pro: $20/mo
To take away
Plus AI saves you so much time when creating Google Slides presentations.
It’s best known for turning PDFs into PowerPoint, BTW! I learned this after testing the tool, though.
Anyways, it can create text, images, layouts, color palettes, and more.
2. GenPPT
The next epic AI Presentation maker is called GenPPT. This tool creates presentations from scratch in no time.
Let me show you my experiences with the tool.
Key Features
- AI-powered presentation creation from a simple text prompt
- Fast structure generation in about 30 seconds
- Editable slide text and layout
- Easy slide reordering, adding, and deleting
- One-click full presentation rendering
- Customizable design elements and layout
- Built-in Unsplash image search and drag-and-drop uploads
- Background color and gradient customization
- Layer-based editing for precise control
- Content that’s accurate but easy to fact-check and refine
My Experience
Now, let me show you my experience with GenPPT.
Head over to the GenPPT website.
Click “Get started”.
Click “New Presentation”.
Here you can tell the AI what kind of presentation you want to create. Talk to it like a human.
I created my first AI presentation about coding. More specifically, the history of programming.
Hit “Generate with AI”.
After about half a minute, you will see the draft that the AI created. This shows the structure and text that will be used in the presentation. So it’s not the ready presentation just yet.
Click the text boxes to tweak the text.
Delete slides you don’t like with the delete button.
Move slides around by clicking the six dots on the left of each slide.
Once you’re ready with the structure and have made your edits, click “Generate”.
After the wait, here’s your AI-generated presentation.
Isn’t that handy?
On top of creating the slides, you can edit those to make them meet your demands.
Activate elements by clicking those and then edit.
You can move those around, resize, and such.
Change the fonts, colors, and more.
The design elements are movable and customizable.
Speaking of the design elements, you can add more shapes to the slideshows and presentations if you want to. I don’t touch these, because they don’t end up looking as cool as the preset designs, lol.
You can also add media to your slides. It supports images from Unsplash and your images that you can drag and drop into the view.
Search for something if you want to use the stock library images.
Once you’ve loaded an image into the presentation, you can customize it too.
You can change the shape, fill settings, and, for example, round the corners. Once again, this happens by clicking the image and tweaking the settings that appear below.
If you don’t like the preset AI-generated background color of your presentation, feel free to change it by clicking the brush icon.
It’s handy because it applies the color to all the pages.
Don’t forget that there’s a layering system in place in GenPPT AI presentations.
This means everything is customizable and lives on its layer.
Now, let’s look at the slides for a second. Here’s an example slide I got from GenPPT.
It looks good, for sure. But to make your AI presentation count, read it through carefully. Ensure accurate information that’s interesting to listen to.
The AI takes you from a blank page to a nice-looking presentation with basic content. It’s then your experience and expertise that take it to the next level.
I think GenPPT is accurate, though. I did some random checks to be sure.
For example, in one AI-generated slide, it says Python was created in 1991.
So I had to check it on Google to be sure.
That’s right! Isn’t it awesome? It’s easy to use, fast, and creates good-looking presentations without you having to do all the work.
3. Decktopus
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Decktopus is an AI-powered tool that simplifies the process of creating presentations.
This AI tool saves your time and effort by auto-generating layouts, designs, and content, catering especially to those without a design background.
But does it work? Is it worth the hype?
Even though it has a sleek UI and a lot of promises, you can never know. Let’s see how it performs in my hands. I tested it so you don’t have to!
Key Features
Real quick, let’s take a look at the core features before I show you the results I was able to get with it:
- One-click design: Automatically generates presentation layouts and designs.
- Image & Icon Finder: Find relevant visuals for your presentation.
- Slide Notes Maker: Offers tailored slide notes to match your topic and audience.
- Forms and Voice Recorder: Collects feedback and adds a personal touch with audio narration.
My Experience with Decktopus
Because it’s an AI slide generator, all you need to do is describe the presentation you want to generate.
The AI will take you from there.
For example, here’s my presentation idea: “How to start programming from scratch”. With this input, I want to generate a slide deck that shows how to start coding from scratch. Couldn’t be easier, huh?
Then just sign up:
(By the way, feel free to just read along. If you like these products, then come back and repeat my actions.)
Then it’s time to fill in your project goals so that the AI will get to know you better. I recommend filling these in as accurately as possible.
Then the AI asks you for the presentation details again. Hit “Let’s start” to continue with this:
Then the AI wants to learn about your audience. Just choose what best describes it to get the best results.
Lastly, let the AI know what your goal is for the presentation. This is just because the AI cannot read your thoughts, so this way it’s making sure you’re most satisfied with the end product.
Oh, and one more thing. Make sure to choose the design that meets your eye the most.
I went with the minimal design because that’s what I think makes presentations shine — not too many colors or design elements. Just some images and content!
After you’ve answered the questions, it’s time to let the AI generate the slideshow. For me, this took about 30–45 seconds, so you need to patiently wait for a second!
After the AI is finished, here’s what the slideshow looks like.
What I like about the tool is how easy controls it gives you.
Some other presentation tools gave a lot more to work with, but that also meant a longer learning curve. With this one, there are only a couple of things you need to tweak.
For example, I wanted to change the image of the first slide to something more arbitrary. That’s where I used the Decktopus AI image generator feature:
This is the resulting image:
It doesn’t have to do with coding or computers, but at least it’s creative and offers me something else.
Now, one thing I love about the tool is how easy it is to change the design. You can just select the “Design” tab from the right and choose one that meets your eye. Then in 2–3 seconds, the entire deck has been re-shuffled and looks different.
Here’s one design I liked a lot:
When it comes to the presentation, the slideshow looks nice and professional. I could almost use it as-is.
For example, look at this slide:
Both the text and the layout look nice. But of course, it’s not perfect and I’d need to make some changes to some parts of it.
For instance, this slide right here has a bit too much jargon to my liking:
I would have to rephrase the entire slide to make it easier and beginner-friendly. So treat AI with care! It’s a great assistant and it can save you time by automating the boring parts. But it’s not there to add something new—that’s your task and that’s going to take time.
I hate to spoil the party, but these tools won’t make you rich. Instead, they can save you some time.
Nonetheless, I was happy with the AI-generated slides. In just a minute, I had this unique and nice-looking presentation slideshow. Without a tool like this, it could easily have taken a lot longer.
Pros
- Awesome customer support: They answered my question right away. Don’t know if it was AI or a human, but it knew for sure the answer!
- User-friendly: Easy to use, even for beginners. Just describe the slideshow and you’ll see awesome results.
- Versatile: Suitable for various professionals and use cases.
Cons
- Limited Customization: This may not satisfy those looking for highly specific design tweaks. On the other hand, this makes the learning curve a lot more shallow.
- Dependency on AI: The quality of auto-generated content can vary. Sometimes the text in the decks is a bit too generic. But with slight tweaks, it’s all good!
Pricing
- ProAI: $9.99/mo
- BusinessAI: $36.99/mo
To take away
Decktopus is a handy tool for creating presentations quickly without much hassle. Just remember that it’s AI. It will automate some tasks but you have to edit the slideshow to make it stand out!
4. Tome App
Tome is a sleek AI presentation tool designed to help you create polished presentations and documents quickly.
It’s all about turning your ideas into compelling presentations with minimal hassle and manual boring work.
Let me show you how it worked out for me.
Key Features
- AI Assistance: Offers AI-driven outlines and content suggestions.
- Responsive Design: Ensures presentations look great on any device.
- Easy Sharing: Share via link for viewing on any platform.
- Slides from Input: Just describe your slideshow and let the AI create one for you!
My Experience
The first thing to do in Tome is to sign up. Once again, I used Google Sign-in for this one to save clicks and time.
Then create a publisher profile:
Then describe your work. This way, you let the AI “know you” better for better recommendations and outputs.
Then you need a workspace. That’s where all your work lives. I just called mine “Testing” but you can be more descriptive.
Then choose the default theme you want in your slides. I took the “Ocean” option as I think it looks fine to my eye.
Then it’s time to start generating presentations.
Here you’re going to see a bunch of ready-made templates you can use for your slides. Thus far it’s all pretty “regular” and no AI involvement yet. But then you can click the “Generate with AI” button to let the magic happen.
The idea is simple: Just describe your slideshow to the AI and let it get you from there.
Yes, that’s the day and age we live in! But don’t get too excited because there are some flaws you need to address manually still.
For example, I used the AI to generate a slideshow on how to learn programming from scratch:
Then it showed me the structure of the slideshow and asked me to agree or disagree with it. As I think it looks fine, I don’t want to regenerate or remove anything. I just went with it to see what happens.
After agreeing with the AI on the structure, the AI started working on the slideshow. This part took about 30–60 seconds.
After it was done, here’s a slide of the presentation:
That’s epic! I like the structure, and I don’t hate the colors either (although they look a bit bad here on a small screen.)
Also, the text isn’t bad, although a bit generic.
The cool thing about this AI is that it allows you to do quite comprehensive edits on the slides.
For example, here on the second slide, there’s a lot of text in those different boxes. Well, if I don’t like the order, I can just drag and drop them around or delete those (and edit the text, of course).
Then you can also add images to the slideshow if you need to. To add one, you can use the image icon from the right-hand sidebar:
The cool thing about this is that you can generate the images with AI too. So you don’t need to pay for stock footage or hire a photographer if decent results are ok for you!
But to be honest, this image I just generated doesn’t look too appealing.
I mean yeah, it’s a computer. But it’s something that the AI could do already a couple of years ago. These days images should look much better.
Other than the AI images I generated, the tool works pretty incredibly.
The only thing I don’t like is what’s the usual problem with AI: The text is very generic. So very similar to the other similar products on the list, you just have heavily tweak the slides.
There’s no way around it.
AI is your assistant but it can’t replace you. It’s the information and value you provide that matters.
But still, what an amazing tool!
Pros
- Fast Creation: Quickly turns prompts into presentations. Just write what you want to see and let the AI do its magic.
- Versatility: Suitable for various professionals, from marketers to educators. There are lots of templates and designs to choose from.
- Engagement: Interactive features make presentations more engaging. Also, you can freely edit the presentations to your liking, which is epic!
Cons
- Generic Text: The AI produces some generic text and images that you might want to tweak and not use.
- Pricey: Although you can test the tool for free, the paid version is a lot pricier than other similar tools on the market.
Pricing
Tome Pro:
- $16/mo (bill annually)
- $20/mo (bill monthly)
To take away
Tome is a powerful tool for creating dynamic, interactive presentations with AI in just a minute or two. The editing features, image-generating capabilities, and ready-made templates make the platform epic.
Make sure to give it a try — it’s free!
5. Gamma
Gamma transforms the way you create presentations, web pages, and documents. It uses AI to simplify content creation, focusing on engagement and efficiency. Just tell it what you want to create and it’ll get the job done.
Or at least that’s what was promised to me. But let’s see if it actually delivered.
Key Features
Let’s take a sneak peek at the key features of the product.
- AI-generated content for quick creation.
- One-click templates for polished presentations.
- Interactive elements like GIFs, videos, and charts.
- Easy sharing with built-in analytics.
My Experience
And then, let’s take a closer look at the performance. I tested the tool so that you don’t have to.
Next, I will show you how to use the tool and analyze the results.
You can try Gamma for free. Just sign up from their homepage.
I just used Google to speed the process up a bit.
Once you’ve signed up, it’s time to create a workspace. My workspace is lame “testai” but you can use a more accurate name.
Then the AI also wants to know about yourself.
I recommend being specific so that the team and the AI can get the best results done now and in the future.
Then, it’s time to start creating presentations.
This is the cool part: Just tell the AI what you want to see and it will get it done for you.
For example, I wanted to use the tool to create a presentation on how to become a programmer:
After I clicked “Generate outline”, the tool spits out a structure for the slideshow. At this point, I could either reject it, re-generate it, or make some manual tweaks.
I pressed “Continue” as I was happy with the outline. Then the AI started to put the presentation together.
After about 30 seconds, the AI finished the job, and here’s a sneak peek at the presentation that it just generated:
To give you a better idea, here’s one example slide that it generated. As you can tell, it looks quite professional and also relates nicely to the coding theme as it has code lines in the images.
This tool also offers a variety of editing features.
To try these, click on an element in the slideshow and tweak it as you like. You can move it around, and change the text, colors, and whatnot.
Then, you can also choose another theme for your designs.
For example, for some reason, I love the Soft Coal design. So I gave it a try.
Now, here’s the updated Soft Coal version of the slideshow.
That’s pretty amazing, considering it only took one click of a button.
Of course, the text and the image elements are sometimes a bit questionable as to whether they make it look too complex (I like clear and minimal designs). Nonetheless, with slight tweaks, this presentation is fly!
One more thing: There are lots of customization options in the right-hand toolbar on the tool.
For example, you can use AI to generate images, you can create folders, add videos, and more.
This has to be the most feature-rich tool I’ve tested thus far. The thing I loved the most was the designs of the presentations.
The AI-generated text wasn’t always crazy good, but with small adjustments, it will do.
Pros
- Fast and easy to use. You can generate a unique presentation with unique text from a simple text command in just seconds.
- There are lots of cool designs you can apply in seconds to create another presentation.
- The AI can generate images and text in no time.
- The tool has a lot of editing options, so it’s not just a static AI-generated presentation.
Cons
- The AI sometimes messes up the text. It requires tweaks to make it sound more authentic and unique.
- The UI has a lot of elements. If you’re looking for a quick solution, the somewhat complex UI can confuse you. But again, this is just an opinion, as it also means that with a bit of extra work, you can get awesome things done!
Pricing
- Free: $0/mo
- Plus: $8/mo
- Pro: $15/mo
To take away
Gamma AI presentation maker is good for those looking to produce engaging presentations in no time.
The tool just asks you what kind of a presentation you want to see and it will take you from there.
Also, because AI is not perfect, the tool allows you to do edits in a quite comprehensive manner.
And as it’s free to use, I highly recommend giving it a shot!
6. WePik Presentation Maker
WePik is a user-friendly AI Presentation Maker that simplifies creating impressive slides.
Instead of creating a presentation from scratch or a generic template, you can use AI to generate one in seconds. Just describe what you want to see and the AI will do it for you!
Let’s see how the tool works and what kinds of results it produces!
Key Features
Here are the key features of the product:
- AI-generated content and slides.
- Customizable templates with editing tools.
- Integration with Freepik and Flaticon libraries.
- Option to directly integrate with any existing brand kit.
- All sorts of design tools (that I’m not reviewing separately in this post)
My Experience
Now, let’s take a look at the performance of the tool.
One thing I noticed right off the bat is that WePik is not just an AI presentation maker. It also has all kinds of other products. I kind of like it, but the problem with these types of multi-product sites is that there are lots of tools and users, but none of the tools perform…
But that’s just my observation and I’m not saying WePik falls into this category before trying it. So let’s give it a shot!
To start creating a presentation, just click the “Get started” button on the front page.
Then it’s time to give it a topic.
I went with the same one I’ve used already many times in this guide. That is, I want to create a presentation on how to start programming from scratch.
Then the tool asks me to sign up. So there’s still no tool that would allow to create without signing up! But that makes sense — after all, I want to save my work to my account, right?
Once I signed up, the AI wanted to learn what I wanted to use the tool for.
And then it happened. The tool crashed…! Doesn’t look promising.
But then I clicked the “Try again” button and refreshed the page to see if that would help. And that did the trick!
After about a minute, the AI created this presentation:
But here the quality isn’t there. I mean it’s a simple presentation and it has a lot of images. But this one is like a 3/5 version compared to the other tools on this list.
It’s good, but not impressive!
Anyways, you can do some useful and cool edits on it. For example, I can remove the background from the image you see above:
And then what’s cool is the elements library from which you can add a ton of ready-made visual elements to your slideshow.
Lastly, you can change the presentation theme (or regenerate the whole thing) in just one click.
For example, here’s my second version of the presentation:
Then I also noticed that you can use the color wheel to colorize elements the way you like. This tool works “globally” so it colors everything in one go.
You can also add these ready-made templates to your presentation. For example, here I’ve added one into the mix.
Sadly, these new templates don’t preserve the text in the presentation.
So this makes it a bit useless because I essentially have to then copy-paste the text to these presentation slides — which is no different from what I do on a traditional editor.
Anyways, some of the features in this tool are good.
There are lots of edits and tweaks you can do. But then again, the tool produced a very basic and perhaps a bit outdated look to the designs — with very generic text and images.
Pros
- Quick and easy presentation creation. The tool just asks you what to create and it will get the job done.
- Wide range of customization options. You can choose templates, change colors, and much more.
- Lots of other features on the platform — not just an AI presentation maker!
- The tool is free to use!
Cons
- The text is generic and needs changes
- The images are basic stock footage and look basic/generic
- Templates don’t preserve the text from the AI-generated slideshow
Pricing
Free!
To take away
Although I think WePik Designer isn’t the best one on the market, it’s certainly doing its job. The tool can generate a decent (and a bit generic/boring) presentation that you can edit to meet the demand.
But the tool is entirely free to use, so why not give it a shot?
7. StoryDoc
Storydoc offers a platform to create interactive, engaging presentations designed to stand out, bringing stories to life to win more customers.
This tool is more business-focused than the other tools on this list and is thus great for pitch decks. It takes your website or business and automatically makes the presentation match your brand’s theme and colors.
Let’s see how it works!
Key Features
- AI-driven design for quick creation.
- Editable templates with automatic design adjustments.
- Integrations with CRMs, calendars, and more for actionable documents.
- Real-time analytics to track engagement.
- Matches your brand colors and theme automatically
My Experience
Let’s give it a try!
To start creating, just head over to the homepage and click “Make my presentation”.
Then choose a presentation type.
In this post, I’ve used the “How to learn programming” topic, and I want to do the same here as well.
But then the tool didn’t ask for the topic, but my brand name instead. It wanted a website, so it was not enough to just enter my brand’s name.
Even though I wasn’t able to tell what I wanted the slideshow to be about, I can also see that the tool fetched data from my website and is clearly trying to make the slideshow look like my website, which is great, because then it will match my brand!
Then, before returning the slideshow, the tool asked me for my industry.
It also wanted to know a more detailed description of my sub-industry:
And then it asked me to use a template I like the most.
Now, this is super cool! All the templates already show my website’s logo and colors. So this was a cool surprise. It used the data from my business website already to create these:
Then it’s time to sign up before seeing the results.
And here’s the result:
Wow! This is epic. It’s using the logo and the fonts from my website. This looks like something I could have used for pitching my idea to someone in the past.
But the only downside is that the tool never asked for the topic. So this design is not about “How to learn to code” as I wished it was. Nonetheless, it’s a great template I can use.
The editing capabilities are nice. You can tweak and move every element in the presentation.
But as I stated earlier, this is more of a generic AI-powered template that incorporates your website’s design into the slides.
But at least in my hands, I wasn’t able to generate a slideshow for a particular topic.
So you can generate a slideshow, for example, to pitch a startup. But you cannot tell the AI what your startup is about (which is what you could do with other tools on this list).
So this is more of an advanced AI template that you then need to heavily tweak.
I’m not saying it’s bad. I loved this tool a lot! It just requires a bit more work to get the slideshow ready, as you need to create the input and structure it to meet the final format.
Pros
- Simplifies presentation creation with AI assistance. Just enter your website, and you will get an on-brand presentation template for different use cases.
- Lots of great templates to choose from.
- Super easy to use. Just asks for the use cases and creates a template based on that.
Cons
- Doesn’t create a structure and text for your presentation. Instead, it focuses on creating a template you can edit.
- Somewhat limited editing capabilities.
Pricing
- Starter: $30/mo
- Pro: $45/mo
- Team: Contact support
To take away
Storydoc is a compelling choice for those looking to create presentations for business use, such as pitch decks.
The tool creates a template that’s on brand with your website, so you don’t have to tweak colors, logos, and fonts for hours. This saves a lot of time.
Although this tool doesn’t generate the outline or text with AI. That’s what you still need to do manually.
Anyways, an impressive and easy-to-use AI tool, for sure. It’s free, so make sure to try!